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Posted on July 15th, 2010

Forensic Nursing Specialties

Forensic nursing is a relatively new field and the career opportunities are currently limited. The cost of maintainting a forensic department is quite high and that's why many hospitals don't have a forensic nurse examiner.

Typical places where you can work as a forensic nurse include: insurance companies psychiatric facilities, medical examiner offices prosecutor and county coroner offices, correctional institutions and acute health care facilities. You can also choose to work as a consultant.

Correctional nursing specialists have to deal with patients that are detained by correctional institutions such as prison, jail and juvenile offender facilities.

Forensic Gerontology Specialists work to investigate cases involving exploitation, neglect or abuse of the elders.

Forensic Clinical Nurse specialists serve as administrators, consultants, researchers, teachers or expert clinicians.

Forensic Nurse Investigators usually work with death investigators or nurse coroners.

Legal Nurse Consultants apply their knowledge to analyze, interpret and research the medically-related data relevant to a claim or case.

Forensic Psychiatric Nurses specialize in helping offenders with behavioral, social and psychological disorders.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners provide care to sexual assault victims.

Nurse Coroners specialize in analyzing crime scenes to find medical clues relevant to the case. With such an occupation you can really make a difference.

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